Sydney & Andrew
Wedding Party
Andrew Reetz
Groom
Meet the Groom, Andrew! Some of Andrew's favorite memories are when they were helping out Cindy with her chores while she was having surgery and they danced to the song, that will be their first dance song, under the moonlight, the first time they had hung out and he had painted her nails and just talked for two hours before she had driven back to Wisconsin and he goes to pull a move on her by asking if there was anything else she needed and then proceeded to turn his hat backwards and go in for a kiss. One embarrassing story Andrew remembers clearly is when he had been plowing snow all night and had picked Syd up at 5am to drive back to his house and he attempted to drift around the corner and ended up completely slamming into the curb embarrassing himself. Andrew spends his days working daily and then coming home to his girls.
Sydney Wiese
Bride
Meet the Bride, Sydney! There are many memories shared by the two but Syd loves the bond they share over the passion for horses they both carry. Some of the memories Syd carries are, staying up well past a reasonable hour in the night just giggling and eating snacks, Andrew always wrestling Syd and treating her like a younger sibling, and Andrew snoring continuously throughout the night. One of the biggest memories Syd carries is watching Andrew's tears fall down his face as he became a dad. She loves the bond he has with his daughter and how he is continuously prioritizing their relationship alongside showing Kinsley what love between two is.
Jeff and Traci Reetz
Father and Mother of the Groom
When it comes to picking a favorite memory of Andrew, it's not so much about a specific memory or event as it is about those little moments that will always stick with us. There was nothing cuter than Andrew in his footie dinosaur jammies! He had dinosaur PJs from the time he was a baby until age 12. He was always wearing the feet out of them, Traci would have to sew new feet in them. Andrew also took pride in cleaning his room. After he would finish cleaning his room, he would put on his headphones and dance on his bed. Andrew is a great cook. Traci remembers many times when Andrew would make dinner and bring it into the office while she was studying or have dinner ready when Jeff and Traci got home from work. Jeff has always loved spending as much time as possible with Andrew. Jeff and Andrew spent many hours out on the boat fishing trying to see who could catch the most fish. Jeff and Andrew have played video games together for many many years and still do. Andrew loved to build things as a kid; whether it was homemade fireworks (and catching his grandparents' workbench on fire) or a motorized bike from a weed eater he found on the curb, minnow traps for the creek, fishing pole holder for his bike along with a homemade fishing pole, a bow, a pull up bar in the basement and a really cool fort in the woods! It has truly been a blessing watching Andrew grow into the man he is today; we couldn't be prouder! And we are very fortunate to have Sydney as our daughter in law.
Chris and April Wiese
Father and Stepmother of the Bride
Meet Chris and April, Sydney's father and stepmother! Chris's favorite memory of Sydney was when she was left unattended while her mother was putting her younger sister down for a nap and she climbed the counter in the bathroom and cut all of her hair off. Chris slicked her hair over and dressed her as a boy for Easter pictures.
Sara Canova
Mother and Stepfather of Bride
Meet Sara, Sydney's mother! Sara's favorite memory of Sydney is, Sydney's older sister put redhots in her highchair and she put them up her nose and started crying, which made her nose run and Sara thought Syd had a bloody nose but she realized what Syd had done. She was ready to take Syd to the hospital until she had sneezed them out.
Brady Ehresman and Avery Britt
Best Man and Bridesmaid
Brady and Andrew have been friends since they were kids but really connected further during college. Brady's favorite memory is Halloween three years ago when it started by Andrew wearing a sombrero, picking up the name "Pedro," and dancing on top of his car. By the end of the night, they were driving around and ended up at Saylorville parking lot. Brady had been working for an old farmer so he had a hog feeder in the back of his truck, when they had all gotten cold, "Pedro" had said he was going to channel is inner Indian and build a fire for them all. They spent that night around the fire, blaring music through the truck speakers and drinking on the back of the trucks. Avery met the two through Brady at a party. Avery's favorite memory is watching the boys shoot fireworks at each other in the backyard.
Saryna and Jacob Meeker
Maid of Honor and Groomsman
Saryna and Syd have been friends since they were in middle school, Jacob came into the picture when they were in high school and they were ALWAYS together throughout those years. Some of Saryna's favorite memories are how they would eat all of the junk food in Syd's house after junior high basketball practice, or after Jacob came into the picture, Syd was driving a black 1500 and they would all go to the filling station and eat their ice cream in the back of Syd's truck. Jacob specifically remembers how often Syd had tried to get him to hold Saryna's hand or kiss her, they have been married for two years now and Syd was apart of their wedding.
Isabelle Kinsella
Bridesmaid
Izzy and Andrew have been best friends since they were 5, but she easily became best friends with Syd when they had met. Even being many states away, they stay in contact and gossip about every little thing going in in their lives. One of Izzy's favorite memories was surprising Andrew for the first time when she had come back from the Army, she kept the secret that she was coming home and Facetimed him when she was in his driveway. She says she will never forget the look on Andrew's face when he realized it. Her favorite memory of Syd has to be the time when she had first met Syd, she was super nervous and hoped that they got along because they are both big parts in Andrew's life, but she didn't know Syd had the same feeling when meeting her. Soon she realized Syd was going to be a huge part in her life too. She is so happy Andrew introduced her to her new best friend. She still contemplates stealing Syd from Andrew on a daily basis. :) Syd and Andrew are both to be apart of Izzy's wedding in the future. Unfortunately due to work, Izzy is not able to make it to the wedding but is there in spirit!
Morgan Reetz& Michael Everhard
Bridesmaid and Groomsman
Morgan is Andrew's older sister and Michael is her boyfriend of 4 years. "When Andrew was born, I was thrilled to be a big sister. I shared my security blanket with him, while I would let no one else get near it. From the very beginning, I’ve always had my brother’s back, and he’s always had mine. While most siblings at young ages get in trouble for crimes against each other, Andrew and I always got put in time-outs for creating trouble together! What’s funny is, our parents learned that they had to separate the two of us during these time-outs, or else they wouldn’t feel like a punishment to us; we would shoot inside jokes at each other and giggle until the time-out was over and we could go back to causing trouble as a team. Andrew and I have always been close, and through our whole childhood, we spent a lot of time together: be it playing school or restaurant as little kids, exploring the woods at Papa and Grandma’s house with our bb-guns on our shoulders, then years later: going on night-drives to talk about everything that was going on in our lives. I am so thankful that I can call my brother a close friend, and that he has brought Sydney (and now Kinsley) into our family, so I can have them as close friends, too!"
Taylor & Kameron Rankins
Bridesmaid and Groomsman
Taylor is Syd's older sister and Kam is her brother in law of almost ten years. One of Taylor's favorite memories of Syd is when the family was playing games out at Jester Park. Syd's dad was throwing a softball and both sisters were running after it. Neither of them had heard the other yelling for the ball, that's when they had run into each other and Syd had fallen because she was significantly smaller than Taylor was. Taylor had tripped over Syd when she was on the ground and fell on her left wrist. Syd for sure knew it was broken and Chris told her that if she was lying about it, she was going to get grounded. The doctors at Boone County Hospital had read the X-Rays wrong when she was in the ER and had told her it was just a sprain. Sara got a call the next morning that it was actually broken and they went to Nevada to get it casted for two months. Syd and Taylor see each other multiple times a week with their daughters
Anna Woods
Bridesmaid
Anna and Syd have been friends since Covid hit. Anna is actually the one who gave Syd Covid. One of Anna's favorite memories of Syd is when they went to get Starbucks in Minnesota together and she was almost out of gas so they were just sitting in the drive through laughing hysterically over it. Even though they live 200 miles apart, Anna and Syd communicate daily and bond over their hatred for other people.
Drew Wiese
Groomsman
Drew is a cousin of Syd and grew up extremely close being only a year apart but he shortly became extremely close to Andrew after meeting and having a lot of the same interests. Drew's favorite memory of Syd is when all of the cousins were out shopping with grandma at Dollar Tree and Drew was pushing Syd in the shopping cart outside. He had pushed her without holding on and Syd hit a bump and it completely flipped the shopping cart with Syd inside. Drew has the video of it and did not get in trouble by the grandparents.
Rylie Foulk
Bridesmaid
Rylie is Syd's younger sister. One of Rylie's favorite memories of Syd is when Rylie was heartbroken over a guy and didn't want to get out of bed. Syd forced her to get out of bed and took her to dinner, bought her Starbucks and then watched movies all night cuddled in bed together. Rylie has recently moved up state with her soon to be husband, Lucas, but her and Syd still remain close by communicating daily!
Tyler Wilson
Groomsman
Tyler is one of Andrew's good friends he had met in college. One of Tyler's favorite memories was a night where they had a bonfire in a hog feeder the Saylorville parking lot and Andrew was definitely feeling himself and was running around.
Khaliya Rankins
Flower Girl
Liya is Syd's and Andrew's niece. Liya is 2 years old and full of spunk. She loves her baby cousin and loves her TT Syd. Over the last few months she has really warmed up to her uncle Andy and loves wrestling with him. Liya loves playing outside in the dirt and running around with her juju! Andrew and Syd couldn't be happier with having Liya in their lives, they treat her like she is one of their children. Liya had recently started saying "TT" as in auntie, and "Uncle Andy" even though her uncle hates being called Andy and it sounds like "oh yeah"
Kinsley Reetz
Flower Girl
Kinsley is Andrew and Syd's daughter. They had found out they were pregnant after planning their wedding the first time. She is very loved by her mama and daddy. She has recently found her love for horses, just like her parents, even though her daddy says it comes from her mom. We spend many days out at the farm with her horses; Honey, Artie, and Rain (Kinsley actually prefers sitting on Rain, who is still only 6 years old, rather than Artie who is 15 or Honey who is in her lower 20s. Kinsley loves giggling with her mommy and tubby time with her daddy nightly. Her daddy goes out of work for the week sometimes and Kinsley spends her nights Facetiming him and talking to him until it's bedtime.
Miles Meeker
Ring Bearer
Miles is Sydney and Andrews bonus nephew. Saryna and Sydney have been best friends since middle school and Jacob came into the picture when they were sophomores in high school. They all quickly reunited for Saryna and Jacob's wedding in 2021. They all quickly accepted Andrew into their "gang" and have multiple get togethers as couples but quite a few with the babies who are only two and a half months apart! Sydney and Andrew love Miles like he's theirs and Saryna and Jacob feel the same about Kinsley!